February Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 12/02/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP offices, industry and non-governmental organisations, plus News Briefs on reports and events that do not […]
Proyecto de presupuesto fiscal de EEUU para 2009 indica que la observancia de la PI es una prioridad 11/02/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch La Oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos (USPTO) recibió un ligero espaldarazo financiero en el proyecto de presupuesto de 3 billones de dólares EE.UU. para el año fiscal 2009 presentado el lunes por el Presidente Bush, mientras que a organismos como el Departamento de […]
New Thai Minister May Review Compulsory Licences On Cancer Drugs 08/02/2008 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Thailand’s new Public Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsup said on Friday he might review the imposition of compulsory licences on three cancer treatment drugs by the previous government. “But review doesn’t mean cancelling the compulsory licences,” Chaiya told a group of 70 representatives of patients living with […]
US Fiscal 2009 Proposed Budget Shows IP Enforcement A Priority 06/02/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The United States Patent and Trademark Office got a slight financial boost in President Bush’s proposed $3 trillion fiscal 2009 budget released Monday, while agencies such as the State Department and International Trade Commission also were funded for various intellectual property and copyright enforcement programmes. Bush has […]
WHO Board Sets Course On IP, Avian Flu, Tighter Publication Policy 04/02/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The World Health Organization Executive Board recently addressed several key issues pertaining to intellectual property rights and access to knowledge. This included extensive discussion of pandemic influenza policies, the management of IP and health, and an appeal by WHO Director General Margaret Chan for governments to trust her office’s proposal to require […]
Expertos observan gran repercusión de los acuerdos comerciales bilaterales en la formulación de políticas de Ginebra 04/02/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Kaitlin Mara y William New Un panel integrado por expertos en cuestiones de propiedad intelectual y biodiversidad gubernamentales y no gubernamentales destacó la semana pasada el gran impacto que tienen las negociaciones comerciales bilaterales de las principales economías del mundo en la formulación de políticas multilaterales en Ginebra. Los expertos expusieron sus razones el […]
EU Threatens Taiwan With WTO Case Over Law On Compulsory Licences 31/01/2008 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Union has demanded that Taiwan change its intellectual property law within two months following a probe into how the East Asian island overruled patents on recordable CDs (CD-Rs). Philips, the Dutch electronics giant which holds patents for the core technologies used in CD-Rs, filed […]
Thailand Avoids Compulsory Licence On Cancer Drug; 3 More Drugs Undecided 31/01/2008 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – The Thai government has decided not to use its right to a compulsory licence on a Novartis cancer treatment drug after the company agreed to provide for free its patented drugs for cancer patients under a major government-sponsored health insurance programme. However, current Public Health Minister […]
Grupo de Trabajo: Se requiere un mayor equilibrio en PI y comercio; la divulgacion podria no ser suficiente 31/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Un régimen internacional más equilibrado de los derechos de propiedad intelectual y el comercio es necesario para rectificar el sistema actual, que está demasiado inclinado a favor de los países desarrollados, dijeron los panelistas de los países en desarrollo en una reciente reunión. Pero algunos sostienen que un requisito propuesto de divulgar […]
Panellists See High Impact Of Bilateral Trade Deals On Geneva Policymaking 30/01/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New A panel of government and non-governmental experts on intellectual property and biodiversity issues last week stressed the high impact that leading economies’ bilateral free trade negotiations are having on multilateral policymaking in Geneva. Panellists spoke at a 23 January International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) side event […]